Acanthosis nigricans in an HIV seropositive: Is there a correlation?
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[Acanthosis nigricans].
Acanthosis nigricans is thickened, velvety, hyperpigmented skin associated with a variety of endocrine disorders, malignancies and medications.
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Acathosis nigricans (AN) typically presents as symmetric, brownish-black, velvety, hypertrophic, verrucous, and at times papillomatous plaques most commonly involving the flexural sites [1]. It is a cutaneous marker, most frequently of insulin resistance and less frequently of malignancy [2]. AN has been classified into 8 types: benign, obesity-related, syndromic, malignant, unilateral, acral, ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0378-6323
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.27761